Firearm holster



21, 195 J. o. TACKETT y n FIREARM HOLSTER Filed Aug. 15, 1947 Am/rueys Patented Nov. 21, 1950 STATES HOL STER John 0. Tackett, Jackson, Miss assignor of .one-

third to W. T. Nickell, Jackson, Miss.

.APDlicationAngust 13, 1947, Serial No. 768,413

3-Claims. I

This invention relates to a firearm holster and more particularly to a holster from which a firearm may be readily fired without removal therefrom and which is particularly adapted for use with revolvers and by law enforcement officers.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide a holster having means for effectively retaining a revolver therein and which is so constructed that the revolver may be conveniently grasped, pointed and fired without removal from the holster and which will permit the cylinder of the revolver to turn freely within the holster so that all of the rounds of ammunition contained in the cylinder may be fired without removal of the weapon from the holster.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing the holster in an applied position and showing a revolver, in dotted lines, contained therein;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the holster;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view thereof looking toward the inner side of the holster, and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the holster is formed.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the improved holster, designated generally 5 and comprising the invention and which is preferably formed of leather but which may be formed of any other suitable material, is formed from a blank 6, as seen in Figure 4, which is folded along the broken line I so that the complementary edges 8 and 9 thereof will be disposed in adjacent positions and said edges are connected by stitching, as seen at Ill. The bottom edge portion I I of the blank 6, between the lower ends of the edges 8 and 9, are left unstitched to provide an upwardly and forwardly inclined opening II.

The outer side I2 of the holster 5 is provided with an opening I3 in the upper part thereof and adjacent the folded forward edge I and the upper edge thereof is recessed, as seen at I4 around the opening I3 and rearwardly thereof. The back section I5 of the holster is provided with a relatively large opening I6 which registers with the opening I3 and the recessed portion 14.

A strap I1 is fixedly secured at I8 by any suitable fastening to the outer side of the back portion l5 of the holster above and adjacent the stitched edges 8 and Sand said strapis "adapted to extend across the front of the-holster above the outer section I2 and is connected at its opposite, free end to the outer side of the back portion I5, adjacent the fold line 'I by a detachable snap fastener I9. The ends of a relatively wide strap are connected by a swivel 28 to the outer side of the back portion I5 above the opening I6 and substantially centrally of the front and rear edges of the holster for swingably connecting the holster 5 to said folded strap which forms a belt engaging loop 2i adapted to engage a waist belt, as seen in broken lines at 22 for supporting the holster 5 therebeneath. The intermediate portion of the loop 2I is provided with an opening 23 through which a shoulder strap 24 of the belt 22 extends and which prevents the loop 2| from sliding relatively to the belt 22.

By disengaging the snap fastener I9, the strap I! can be released so that a revolver, as seen in dotted lines at 24 in Figure 1 may be'positioned in the holster 5 and with the muzzle 25 thereof projecting slightly through the holster opening I I. The strap I'l is then extended across the hand-grip of the revolver 24' and refastened and it will be readily apparent that said strap will function to prevent removal of the revolver from the holster without disconnecting the strap I'I'. It will be readily apparent that the grip of the revolver 24 can be readily engaged while in the holster and a portion of the opening I6 and the recess I are disposed so that the trigger 26 of the revolver 2 is exposed on each side of the holster and so that the index finger can be readily engaged therewith. The forward portion of the opening I6 and the opening I3 provide a space around the cylinder 2'5 of the revolver so that said cylinder can readily revolve within the holster. It will be readily obvious that the holster 5 with the revolver therein can be swung on the swivel 2!] from its full line to its dotted line position of Figure 1 for pointing the revolver and,

as previously described, the revolver can be gripped and fired while in the holster, thus enabling the firearm 24 to be available conveniently for quick use and without the necessity of removing it from the holster.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as V hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A holster for revolvers or the like comprising a hollow holster body having an inner wall and an outer wall defining a relatively large opening at the top of the holster and a restricted opening at the bottom thereof through the latter of which a muzzle of a revolver is adapted to extend and from the former of which projects the hand-grip of the revolver, and said holster having an opening in its inner wall and a recess in the upper edge of the outer wall in register therewith for exposing the revolver trigger on both sides thereof whereby said revolver can be fired while applied to the holster.

2. A holster as in claim 1, the outer wall of said holster being provided with an opening registering with a portion of the opening of said inner wall for accommodating the revolver cylinder to permit free rotation thereof while the revolver is applied to the holster.

3. A holster as in claim 1, a belt engaging loop forming a holster support, and a pivot means for connecting the holster adjacent its upper end to the loop, said pivot means engaging the inner wall of the holster to swingably support it on REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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